Jay Riley from Litherland:

International break is always inconvenient and the main hope is that none of our players pick up injuries whilst away on duty.

Daniel Sturridge , Jordan Henderson and Emre Can all received knocks, but hopefully none are serious and it won’t interrupt our preparation for Villa.

It will be great to see Mario Balotelli make his Anfield debut for the club but also Adam Lallana will be returning from injury too and I’m just as keen to see him in a red shirt as well.

It’s important that we can carry on from where we left off at Spurs and get another three points against a Villa side who have started the season well but nobody expects them to stick around in the top four.

They have caused us problems in the past, but there’s no Christian Benteke this time, so I’m hoping for a comfortable win.

Mark Baker from Huyton:

Dejan Lovren for me was the best centre half in the league up until Christmas last season and then suffered a massive decline which he has carried into his early season displays.

The best defenders hit the ground as a last resort and yet twice Lovren was left on his backside at the hands of Adebayor, trying to defend on the front foot far too often.

The lack of positional sense for Chadli’s chance was alarming. Mamadou Sakho can look cumbersome in possession but this diverts from excellent pass completion and I have no doubt this matched with his strength and ability to cover ground will develop him into a fine centre half, but his partner is a massive worry in terms of his impetuous need to anticipate danger and sacrifice his defensive position, which will cost the side.

Steve Moorhouse from Aigburth:

After the international break, we host high flying Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday. Villa had a poor season last year but have made an excellent start this season and are unbeaten. However, buoyed by a superb 3-0 victory at Tottenham, we must look to beat Villa.

Our performance against Spurs echoed many of those from last season. Furthermore, the new additions gave the side a refreshing look. Mario Balotelli gave the forward play a focal point and show glimpses of his immense talent. Whilst the new fullbacks added skill and pace down the flanks. Hopefully with more game time they will improve.

Expectations are high as always, but if this ‘new’ side can improve on last season we are in for exciting times. However, one thing never changes Anfield must be a fortress once again.

Martin Latham from Woolton:

A home game against Villa on the back of an impressive win at Spurs sounds like an easy win for Liverpool .

Anyone thinking that needs to cast their mind back to last season when the Reds had to fight back from 2-0 down to get a 2-2 draw. We’ll need to be better in midfield and defence against Villa’s quick breaks to get another clean sheet.

If Daniel Sturridge is unavailable and others have long journeys after internationals, we could see a different starting line-up. Adam Lallana might just make his long awaited debut and Lazar Markovic looks an exciting prospect. In the meantime, we’ve had to make do with watching England, with Reds players providing most of the high points.

Steven Gerrard has had to drag a mediocre England through matches for years – now he’s gone it seems the same is expected of Raheem Sterling.